Pathology notes

GROUP 2lymphoma lim-'f-m n, pl -mas also -mata -mt- a usu. malignant tumor of lymphoid tissuelymphomatous -mt-s adjlymphocytic leukemia n leukemia of either of two types marked by an abnormal increase in thenumber of white blood cells (as lymphocytes) which accumulate in bone marrow, lymphoid tissue (asof the lymph nodes and spleen), and circulating blood called also lymphatic leukemia, lymphoidleukemiaacute lymphoblastic leukemia n lymphocytic leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase inthe number of lymphoblasts, that is characterized by rapid onset and progression of symptoms whichinclude fever, anemia, pallor, fatigue, appetite loss, bleeding, thrombocytopenia, granulocytopenia,bone and joint pain, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen, and that occurs chieflyduring childhoodacute myelogenous leukemia n myelogenous leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase inthe number of myeloblasts esp. in bone marrow and blood, that is characterized by symptoms similarto those of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and that may occur either in childhood or adulthood abbr.AML called also acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myeloidleukemiaacute nonlymphocytic leukemia n any of several forms of myelogenous leukemia marked by anabnormal increase in the number of immature white blood cells (as monoblasts, myeloblasts, orpromyelocytes) that are not of the same lineage as B cells